Virgil Grotfeldt, 1948-2009 (UPDATED)

Glasstire reports that Houston artist Virgil Grotfeldt died Monday after a long battle with cancer:

Grotfeldt was one of Houston’s leading artists, and his final body of work is a much-admired capstone to a long and successful career. His last paintings are currently on view (through February 27) at HBU’s UAC Gallery, in a show titled 274296, which was Grotfeldt’s patient number at M.D. Anderson hospital, assigned to him during his first bout of cancer in 1993.

UPDATE: A vigil will be held at 10 a.m. at The Gallery at HBU on Thursday.

SECOND UPDATE: I’ve gotten word that the vigil might be postponed. However, a memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday. Contact Grotfeldt’s Houston gallery, Wade Wilson Art, at 713-521-2977 for details.